Another beautiful violin from Valentina Petrova of Kazanlak, Bulgaria. This is a 1715 Strad model featuring a one-piece back with oil varnish over a mineral ground. Now available through Fiddles and Sticks.
I received a new violin recently by Maurizio Catellani. In Italy, this violin placed 9th at Concorso Internazionale Pisogne 2011.
Nice one piece central European maple back on a Guarneri model of Plamen Petrov.
Awards 2002 Moscow silver medal for cello 2004 Polish National Competition 1st prize for violin 2nd prize for cello 2005 Mittenwald 4th place and certificate of merit for cello 2006 Dolny Kubin (Slovakia) 2nd place for violin special prize for…
Jeff Manthos was born in Langley, VA in 1953. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Northern Colorado where he studied music and viola performance, Jeff enrolled in the Violin Making School of America. After finishing the…
